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Xuanmuro Palace, early dynasty.

After the ministers finished saluting, the Son of Heaven asked the ministers if they had any recitals, and the Ding Palace, which stood in front of the ministers, came out of the queue and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have a recital." ”

The Son of Heaven looked over and raised his hand to signal: "Sikong, please speak." ”

Ding Gong bowed, pressed down the wat board in his hand, and said respectfully: "The minister implores Your Majesty to pardon Cai Yong." ”

When Liu Xie heard this, the expression on his face was obviously reluctant: "Why? ”

Cai Yong cried Dong Zhuo before, and Dong Zhuo used Liu Xie as a puppet doll and gave orders to him unscrupulously. Therefore, in Liu Xie's eyes, anyone who stands on Dong Zhuo's side is definitely not a good person.

What's more, Cai Yong also openly cried and mourned Dong Zhuo, and confessed to it.

"Your Majesty, Cai Yong is a great Confucian in the world, respected by scholars all over the world, and is a marker in the literary world. Although he cried that Dong Zhuo had made a big mistake, he thought that the crime would not lead to death. What's more, Cai Yong is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and His Majesty may wish to make him guilty and make meritorious contributions, and order him to continue to write the history of the Han Dynasty in order to complete such a cause. ”

"Therefore, Your Majesty would like to ask you to pardon Cai Yong's death sentence with the broad-mindedness of the emperor. I believe that everyone in the world knows about it, and will definitely praise His Majesty's benevolence and virtue. ”

Liu Xie is still young, and he doesn't have much autonomy in dealing with things. Now that he heard Ding Gong say this, he didn't hate Cai Yong as much as before, but felt that Cai Yong was a talent, and there was no need to kill him.

"Your Majesty, the minister has objections!"

Just as Liu Xieyi was moving, one of the ministers below stepped out and raised his voice to argue: "Have you forgotten? Dong Zhuo, the big thief of the country, almost overthrew the Han family! Cai Yong, as a courtier, thought about the courtesy he received under Dong Zhuo, and forgot his ethics! Now Dong Zhuo is ambushed, and the whole country is celebrating, but Cai Yong feels hurt for him. Isn't this kind of behavior a rebellion against the king? ”

Everyone regarded it as such, and the person who spoke was also Situ, one of the three princes, Wang Yun.

As early as when Dong Zhuo was in power, Dong Zhuo was the most important and optimistic among the three civil officials: Wang Yun, Ding Gong, and Cai Yong.

Now, among the three, two have become the third duke, while the other has become a prisoner.

Interestingly, the two people who are ranked in the third prince, one wants to save and the other wants to kill.

People can't help but feel a little emotional, creating and making people.

"Your Majesty, Bo Ji is a rare genius, knowledgeable, well-informed, especially knows a lot about the stories of this dynasty, and the minister agrees with Ding Sikong's suggestion, and should give him the opportunity to continue to write history books. Moreover, Bo Jiao was famous among the scholars for his loyalty and filial piety, and now he is convicted on a false name, I am afraid that he will lose public expectations and disagree with the people. ”

Taifu Ma Riyan spoke up, he and Cai Yong have been friends for many years, they are not only colleagues who are officials in the same dynasty, but also friends who are harmonious and mutually helpful, and they have also written and cooperated together to continue to write "Dongguan Hanji".

Now that Cai Yong is in trouble, Ma Riyan naturally can't bear to be escorted to the market by his old friend and show his head to the public.

So after Ding Gong, he was the first person who was willing to speak out for Cai Yong.

"Taifu's words are wrong, Emperor Wu did not kill Sima Qian before, and let him write a slanderous book to be passed on to future generations. Now that the state is in decay and the regime is unstable, we must not allow treacherous and flattering courtiers to write articles next to the young master. Not only will this not increase the benevolence of the saints, but it will also expose us to slander! ”

Wang Yun still didn't want to let go, and the traitorous minister in his mouth was naturally alluding to Cai Yong.

is such a small-bellied chicken intestine, bent on putting Cai Yong to death.

Yang Biao, the lieutenant beside him, was also a little unbearable, and said sonorously: "Treating talents well is the lifeblood of the country's maintenance and development, and to let the national classics be circulated is to attach importance to the national system and law and discipline." Cai Yong is a great Confucian in the world, and his fame spreads at home, why can't he use it? ”

Several bigwigs argued, and the rest of the people didn't dare to speak up.

Wang Yun wanted to argue again, but Lu Bu, who was standing opposite, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a performance." ”

When he came out at this time, the eyes of everyone in the hall naturally fell on Lu Bu.

The Son of Heaven also looked at Lu Bu and signaled that he could continue to report it.

Lu Bu continued: "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo's remnants, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, after Dong Zhuo's demise, fled to the Hanoi area, and now they are surrounded by nearly 10,000 soldiers and stationed in Yuanwu and Fengqiu. Yesterday, the minister received a recital from two men, in which they confessed their sins and begged the court to grant them extrajudicial mercy. ”

"In addition, Niu Fu, a rebel general stationed in Aocang, was also attacked and killed by his subordinate Marquis Hu Chi'er a few days ago, and all the soldiers under his command were scattered and fled."

"The minister wants to ask Your Majesty, how should these people be handled?"

Regarding Cai Yong's matter, Ding Gong communicated with Lu Bu in advance, and Xi Ce also privately approached Lu Bu and asked him to save Cai Yong.

Cai Yong's death will only be a loss for the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, in public and private, Lu Bu will not stand idly by.

He deliberately brought up the matter of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, just to encircle Wei and save Zhao and achieve the goal of saving the country.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the court, and everyone insisted on their own words.

"The rest of the soldiers can be pardoned, but only Li Dao and Guo Yan can't!"

Wang Yun didn't know if he had forgotten to take medicine, and when he saw someone, he wanted to raise the bar, and said loudly: "Dong Zhuo can succeed because of these people as his minions and help him to abuse." In the opinion of the old minister, immediately send troops to destroy it! ”

One yard to one yard.

This time, there were still many people who nodded in agreement with Wang Yun's proposal. After all, when they were in Luoyang, they were bullied by Li Dao and others.

Sure enough, this old Wang Yun is still as stubborn and stubborn as in the previous life.

Lu Bu secretly thought in his heart that in this way, he would inevitably force Li Dao and others to jump over the wall in a hurry, and stage another large-scale rebellion.

Although there is Gao Shunzhen guarding Hangu Pass, there is no need to worry that they will be able to force in, but this will always consume their own strength.

At present, the princes of various towns are secretly recruiting troops and horses, and they are ready to move.

Lu Bu didn't want to waste more energy and physical strength at this time.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Son of Heaven had not yet made up his mind, Lu Bu raised his voice a little: "Originally, they were not guilty, but they followed Dong Zhuo involuntarily, so they had to obey his dispatch, so that they made mistakes. Now that they have the heart to repent and reform, why can't the court give them a way out? ”

"If they had to be accused of rebellion, these outlaws would be desperate to do harm everywhere. It is better to temporarily appease, and let people go and impose a small punishment, I believe that they will definitely be grateful to the court and dare not rebel again. ”

What Lu Bu said is very clear, just like when Dayu controlled the water, it is better to block it than to be sparse.

Instead of extermination, it is better to recruit peace.

"The old minister still thinks that such evil thieves should be eliminated!" Wang Yun's face was indignant.

Lu Bu glanced at Wang Yun, and there was an undeniable momentum in his faint voice: "When it comes to the army's war, do I have the final say, or does Situ have the final say?" ”

Wang Yun was stunned when he heard this, as if he understood something, and then his eyes were gloomy and he stopped talking.

At the end of the court meeting, Cai Yong was released from prison under the guarantee of the ministers.

Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were severely reprimanded by the imperial court, and were demoted to save their lives. As for Hu Chi'er, who assassinated Niu Fu, he also changed his body and became a rebellious general.

All in all, everyone was happy.